It is extremely easy for most of us to be lulled into thinking a quoted rental price is the main cost when entering into a commercial property lease. But lurking beneath that highly visible tip of the iceberg are some nasty extras.

I frequently experience people who enter into long term commercial property leases focussed on the rental cost per square metre. They see that as their main cost and don’t consider (more…)

The so called “going rate” for operating expenses in a commercial lease is often assumed to be fairly well set in concrete by many tenants.

They get caught sometimes because (more…)